John McDonough

In the aftermath of the Blackhawks' third Stanley Cup in six seasons, team President John McDonough discusses the organization's remarkable success in the eight years since he was hired by Chairman Rocky Wirtz. Three Stanley Cups in six seasons, could you have imagined how far this team would come when you took this job? You'd like to say you would have envisioned this, but realistically, this has exceeded even our lofty, grandiose expectations. Being in my eighth season, it was fun watching this team go to another level during the playoffs. We had home-ice (advantage) in one out of four series and we were down 2-1 in two of the series and down 3-2 in another series and to...

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